Covert self poisoning with brodifacoum, a 'superwarfarin'.
The clinical course of a patient poisoned with the 'superwarfarin' brodifacoum and a method for estimation of plasma levels is described. It was characterised by prolonged depression of Vitamin K-dependent clotting factors poorly responsive to Vitamin K administration.
Wallace
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Department of Clinical Pharmacology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
Worsnop
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Paull
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Mashford
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D015110:4-Hydroxycoumarins / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D000328:Adult; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011041:Poisoning / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012378:Rodenticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D014812:Vitamin K / Q000008:administration & dosage
D015110:4-Hydroxycoumarins; D012378:Rodenticides; D014812:Vitamin K; C013418:bromfenacoum